New York Times Teacher Connections: Includes lesson plans, snapshot of the day, printable worksheets, crossword puzzles and education news.
Rubistar: Make rubrics for all grades. Registration required, but FREE!
Get Your Classroom Connected
Wikispaces ePals: This site allows you set up email accounts, create a blog and work collaboratively with students and other educators online. LibraryThing: Create a searchable catalog of your classroom books. Sounds hard, but it is REALLY easy. Your students can "tag" books and create lists of their own. Very fun for bibliophiles!
Del.icio.us: Try social bookmarking and take your bookmarks with you wherever you go.
F.R.E.E.: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence provides teaching and learning resources for teachers.
Facts About...: Looking for a way to teach students that searching the Internet isn't always the best way to do research? Check out these "fake" websites and see if you can spot the phony information. See Ms. Kelley for more help creating a project around this!
Want to try listening or downloading to podcasts? Find some of my favorite podcasts at QDNow.com.
Grant Opportunities
The NEA Foundation: The NEA provides grants in the areas of learning and leadership, increasing student achievement, books, fine arts and closing the achievement gap.
Instructions for downloading Grade Quick Instructions.doc.
Channel One for Teachers.
Get the quiz here. Contact Ms. Kelley if you need the school id.CUSD #187 Websites
Technology Contact John Barr for more informationInstructional Technology Contact Jen Barr for more information
Assistive Technology Contact Terri Martin for more information
Lesson Plans & Curriculum Sources
Get Your Classroom Connected
WikispacesePals: This site allows you set up email accounts, create a blog and work collaboratively with students and other educators online.
LibraryThing: Create a searchable catalog of your classroom books. Sounds hard, but it is REALLY easy. Your students can "tag" books and create lists of their own. Very fun for bibliophiles!
General Websites & Information
Check your email here.Look up employee email.
Cahokia Federation of Teachers
St. Clair Regional Office of Education
Illinois State Board of Education
Del.icio.us: Try social bookmarking and take your bookmarks with you wherever you go.
F.R.E.E.: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence provides teaching and learning resources for teachers.
Facts About...: Looking for a way to teach students that searching the Internet isn't always the best way to do research? Check out these "fake" websites and see if you can spot the phony information. See Ms. Kelley for more help creating a project around this!
Want to try listening or downloading to podcasts? Find some of my favorite podcasts at QDNow.com.
Grant Opportunities